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Craig David

Craig David

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Hi people

Just bathed david tonight and i was drying him i noticed he has a dark brown birth mark like patch on his back about the same size as a 2 pence coin. All the rest of his skin is really light. i also noticed a bit of dandruff around the area. i have put some fungal cream on incase its fungal but i dont think it is.

I have never noticed it before but david has dark brown hair and its quite long.

i am slightly worried as to what it could be and was wondering could it be a birth mark or something more serious? x
 
I would think it's most likely to be a variation in the skin pigmentation, another possible cause is that it is hair regrowth - when black/black tipped hair grows through it can look like smutty dirt or darkened skin when it is emerging through the skin. Similar to 1 day stubble (except it's a lot softer).

Keep an eye on it and if you feel that it is something sinister please get it checked out, even if its just to ease your mind.

Suzy x
 
thanks for your suzy. To be honest it looks like what a mole would on a human. Davids got very light skin and then he has this dark brown mole thing about the size of a two pence piece.

Think I'm guna av go vets in the morning am worried x
 
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